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Recent publications

Applying WHO Prioritization Criteria for Moderate Wasting: Programmatic Implications.Potani, I. Tausanovitch, Z. Heymsfield, G. Ritz, C. Cazes, C. James, P. T. Briend, A. Coulibaly, I. N. Khaki, J. J. Manda, G. Potani, O. Berkley, J. A. Bailey, J. Kangas, S. T.
Matern Child Nutr, (2026). 22:e70152

Understanding the Role of 'Software' in Health System Capacity for Non-Communicable Disease Response: Hypertension Care in Rural Coastal Kenya.Oyando, R. Kagwanja, N. Diallo, B. A. Hassan, S. Badjie, J. Lucinde, R. Mumba, N. Kinyanjui, S. M. Perel, P. Etyang, A. Barasa, E. Nolte, E. Tsofa, B. I. HCoR-Africa Collaborators
Health Policy Plan, (2026). :

Assessing the burden and inequality in the unmet need for hypertension and type 2 diabetes care using a care cascade framework in Tanzania, Lesotho, and South Africa.Okova, D. Lukwa, A. T. Oyando, R. Akinsolu, F. T. Olunike, A. Chiwire, P. Hongoro, C.
Prim Health Care Res Dev, (2026). 27:e28

Preferences and Trade-offs for Attributes of Long-Acting HIV Prevention Products Among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Kenya: A Discrete Choice Experiment.Ngugi, S. M. Echoka, E. Were, V. Thuo, N. Ogello, V. Muteti, N. Mwangi, P. Kazungu, J. Ngure, K.
AIDS Behav, (2026). 30:834-848

Factors that influence acute malnutrition detection and treatment by community health promoters in Samburu and Turkana counties, Kenya: A mixed methods study.Ng'ang'a, M. N. Thuita, F. Ngari, M. Webale, A. Macharia, T. Eris, S. Wafula, G. Lomoru, L. Mukoma, R. Mohamed, H. Flax, V. L.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0005689

Specific Biomarkers Differentiate Cerebral Malaria from Other Causes of Coma in African children.Mwangi, S. Gomes, C. Abdi, A. I. Rodriguez, A.
J Infect Dis, (2026). :

Modelling seizure-related predictors of epilepsy diagnostic gap in two urban informal settlements of Nairobi using machine learning.Mwanga, D. Wekesah, F. M. Ouma, F. Kariuki, S. M. Kinuthia, J. Otieno, P. Kwasa, T. Mongare, Q. Machuka, A. Cygu, S. Iddi, S. Davis Jones, G. Sen, A. Newton, C. R. Asiki, G. Kadengye, D. T. E. PInA Study Group
Glob Epidemiol, (2026). 11:100241

A framework and practical approach to identify and address ethical issues arising in interventional health systems research.Mutua, E. Oluoch, D. Fuller, S. Ngaiza, G. Odinga, N. Waithira, C. Kagonya, V. Onyango, O. Nasir, N. Grewal, G. Imam, A. Rababeh, A. Maina, M. Karumba, K. Kelley, M. English, M. Molyneux, S.
Int J Nurs Stud, (2026). 174:105263

Identifying community pharmacists' preferences for attributes of public health interventions in Kenya: a discrete choice experiment.Mumbi, A. Abiiro, G. A. Kazungu, J. Nzinga, J. Barasa, E.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). 41:407-420

Integrated action for skin NTDs: Deconstructing transmission, addressing knowledge gaps, and championing one health strategies.Mosi, L. Acharya, B. Asiedu, K. Bamisaiye, A. Benbow, M. E. De Souza, D. Elson, L. Fahal, A. Hay, R. Nyangacha, R. Quaye, C. Shitu Sa'id, A. Smith, D. J. Jordan, H.
Nat Commun, (2026). 17:

Support for the wellbeing of frontline healthcare workers should be incorporated in health emergency preparedness planning.McNeil, K. Nzekwu, S. Gilson, L. Hinga, A. Oluoch, D. Zhao, Y. Molyneux, S.
Commun Med (Lond), (2026). 6:31

The normalisation of under-resourcing limits the potential for improvement of critical care: evidence from a multi-method study of Kenyan hospitals.McKnight, J. Oliwa, J. Willows, T. M. Onyango, O. Mazhar, R. Jones, L. B. Mkumbo, E. Maiba, J. Schell, C. O. Baker, T. Amoth, P. Were, I. Warfa, O. English, M.
Soc Sci Med, (2026). 396:118843

Seroprevalence of antibodies against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis over a 12-year period in children in Kilifi, Kenya (2009-2021).Mburu, C. N. Ojal, J. Selim, R. Ombati, R. Akech, D. Karia, B. Tuju, J. Sigilai, A. Smits, G. van Gageldonk, P. G. M. van der Klis, F. R. M. Flasche, S. Kagucia, E. W. Scott, J. Adetifa, I.
Int J Infect Dis, (2026). 164:108396

Determining the dose-response relationship for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a nested analysis of the fractional dose PCV trial.Martinez-de-Albeniz, I. Bottomley, C. Lucinde, R. Kaniu, M. W. Badaud, S. Mutahi, M. Mwalekwa, L. Ragab, S. Twi-Yeboah, L. Berkley, J. A. Hamaluba, M. Karani, A. Shangala, J. Otiende, M. Gardiner, E. Mugo, D. Smith, P. G. Tabu, C. Were, F. Goldblatt, D. Scott, J. A. G. Gallagher, K. E.
Vaccine, (2026). 73:128186

"Poverty is a social issue, not a mathematical problem": examining the lessons for beneficiary identification from implementation of the UHC indigent program in Kenya.Maritim, B. Mbau, R. Musiega, A. Musuva, A. Amboko, B. Tsofa, B. Mazzilli, C. Vilcu, I. Wong, E. Murira, F. Nzinga, J. Boxshall, M. Mugo, P. Muthuri, Rndk Ng'ang'a, W. Ravishankar, N. Barasa, E.
Int J Equity Health, (2026). 25:40

Post-mortem characterisation of HIV-associated under-5 deaths in the CHAMPS network: population-based mortality surveillance.Mandomando, I. Madewell, Z. J. Mutevedzi, P. C. Igunza, K. A. Onyango, D. Rogena, E. A. Were, J. Nhampossa, T. Torres-Fernandez, D. Varo, R. Xerinda, E. G. Dangor, Z. Madhi, S. A. Mahtab, S. Sorour, G. Dempster, M. Lakoh, S. Ameh, S. Ogbuanu, I. U. Ojulong, J. Samura, S. Keita, A. M. Kotloff, K. L. Sidibe, D. Sow, S. O. Tapia, M. D. Assefa, N. Demessie, D. Madrid, L. Scott, J. A. G. Wakwaya, G. El Arifeen, S. Gurley, E. S. Tippett Barr, B. A. Whitney, C. G. Blau, D. M. Bassat, Q. Akelo, V. Child, Health Mortality Prevention Surveillance, network
Lancet HIV, (2026). 13:e247-e257

Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis. Reply.Maitland, K. Petrucci, R. Thomson, J.
N Engl J Med, (2026). 394:202-203

Critically ill patients are not just luggage: The experiences of health workers on the transportation of critically ill patients in hospitals in Tanzania.Maiba, J. Mkumbo, E. Khalid, K. Willows, T. M. Onyango, O. Schell, C. O. McKnight, J. Oliwa, J. Baker, T.
J Health Serv Res Policy, (2026). 31:46-55

Evolving patterns of antimalarial drug resistance markers in symptomatic infections in Kenya, 2013-2022.Magudha, J. Ndwiga, L. Akinyi, M. Y. Wamae, K. Osoti, V. Kandie, R. Kiplagat, R. Keitany, K. Bargul, J. L. Akala, H. M. Ochola-Oyier, L. I.
Parasit Vectors, (2026). 19:

Vaccines and antimicrobial resistance: from science to policy-summary and outcomes.MacLennan, C. A. Hasso-Agopsowicz, M. Abuga, K. M. Adegbola, R. A. Anderson, A. S. Borriello, P. Buurman, E. Carey, M. E. Chibuye, M. Colquhoun, D. J. Cooney, R. Descamps, F. Dougan, G. Kaslow, D. C. Komo, T. W. Hatchett, R. Hausdorff, W. P. La Ragione, R. Larocque, R. Laxminarayan, R. McDonnell, A. O'Brien, K. Oliveira, L. M. A. Qamar, F. N. Rappuoli, R. Tufet, M. Westwood, E. Yugueros-Marcos, J. Davies, S. C.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, (2026). 381: